Standard Deviations: Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways to Lie with Statistics
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9h 30m 0s
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English
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9781469034478
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Gary Smith., & Gary Smith|AUTHOR. (2016). Standard Deviations: Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways to Lie with Statistics . Ascent Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gary Smith and Gary Smith|AUTHOR. 2016. Standard Deviations: Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways to Lie With Statistics. Ascent Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gary Smith and Gary Smith|AUTHOR. Standard Deviations: Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways to Lie With Statistics Ascent Audio, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gary Smith, and Gary Smith|AUTHOR. Standard Deviations: Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways to Lie With Statistics Ascent Audio, 2016.
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Full title | standard deviations flawed assumptions tortured data and other ways to lie with statistics |
Author | smith gary |
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